Metallic beer-keg.



K. A. ZIMMERER. METALLIC BEER KEG. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1907.

Patented Sept. 7; I909.

Wi In zoom attozuug I UNITED STATES PATENT onricn.

K L A. ZIMMERER, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

METALLIC BEER-KEG.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL A. ZIMMERER panying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the and claims. I

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the body portion of the metalfollowing specification lic barrel with a lining material in position, a portion of the lining being broken away to disclose the engaging studs formed on the inner wall of the barrel. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the barrel with parts broken away and in section, showing the heads of the barrel in' position. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the annular ring inclosing the projecting rims of the barrel. Fig. 4 is adetail sectional view of one of the barrel heads showing the lining covering its inner face. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view ofa portion of:the barrel showing the studs or burs Which engage the lining.

One of the features of this invention is to provide a metallic'beer keg with a lining formed of composition or material preferably applied ,when in plastic or'semi-plasticstate and in the means employed to secure and support the lining in position.

Other features of the invention relate to the construction of the barrel itself and will be hereafter referred to.

Referrin to the letters of reference shown on t e drawings A is the body of a barrel formed of sheet metal its projecting edges a being adapted to encircle the out standing rimszb of the heads B, andwith a lateral shoulder a at the juncture of the body A and the projecting portion a.

l O are annular channel shaped rings set over the projecting edges a and b of the barrel and head, the several parts being preferably welded together, though they may be riveted if desired. a The lower outer edges of the end rings bear upon the shoul- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Sept. *7, 1909.

Application filed May 15, 1907. Serial No. 373,817. I

\ Y ders a, while the inner edges of the rings bear upon the heads B.

av are projecting studs or burs formed on the inside ofthe barrel preferably made by cutting them from the metal with a suitable cutting tool.

D is a lining formed of suitable material,

preferably of rubber or the like, and applied in a plastic or semiplastic state, of sutficient f thickness to fully cover the projecting studs or burs a which serve to support it. The heads Bare also provided with a lining material and with a plurality of the spurs a,-

.the lining material of the heads hearing within the ends of the lining material of the swelling body portion A; Asshown in the .drawings I prefer to have the projecting points of the burs a of adjacent rowspoint in opposite directionsv as the lining D is thereby engaged more securely.

The lateral-shoulders a are an important feature of the invention as they serve as a bearing surface for the edges of the outer portion of the U-shaped rings C, and receive the end pressure which may be applied to the K receptacle and thereby prevented from being applied to the relatively thin outer edges of the cylindrical portions a and of the flanges b of the heads "B, :and thus preventing any danger of battering or distorting these portions of the device. The inner edges of the annular members it will be'noted bear upon the heads B, and are thereby supported.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.: A keg comprising asheet metal body having a shoulder at each end and provided with'internal projections between said shoul-' ders, a lining for said body extending between said shoulders and supported by said projections, heads for the ends of the body, a lining secured to each head, the linings of the body and heads being disposedtin contact with each other when thekeg is assembled, andmeans for securing the heads against accidental displacement.

2. A keg comprising a sheet metal body having internal rows of projections and also provided with a shoulder, the projections of each row being directed alternately in opposite'directions, a lining for said body having one end disposed'adja'cent said shoulders and supported by said projections, heads for the ends of the body, each head having projections, a lining secured to each head and sup 10 head and disposed'against' opposite ends of ported by the projectionsthei'eo f, and iiiea ns I the lining of thebody when the keg is asfor securing the heads against accidental di'splacement.-

against accidental displacement;

sembled, and means for securing the heads 3. A keg compris ng a sheet metal body In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi-o r 5 ha iiing int'fernal pgojecoigonsllend a shoulder;i cation in the presence of two witnesses. a mug or sai b y avmg one en 1 Y r' disposed adjacent said shoulder and supk KARL AIMME-RER' ported by said projections, heads for the I Witnesses: ends of the body, a,- lining secured toeach I SAMU JL E. THOLIAS,

GRAeE E; WYNKO'OP; 

